Archives for October 27, 2016

'In a span of some seven minutes, he said, well, not much.'

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'"You are" looking for signs of decline "and you don't see it," said outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander. "I think a lot of it is he doesn't take a beating, he doesn't take a lot of hits, so he's fresh. Peyton Manning was still a great quarterback (at 39 and in his final NFL season in Denver last year), but he had the neck injury, so his arm started to fade. Tom's arm isn't fading, so he's still able to make all the throws he was able to make when he was 25. But now he's smart. He has all that experience, so it's even harder to kind of game plan for him because he's seen everything."'

'But Brady continues to defy the skeptics, performing at an elite level at an age when most top QBs have retired or spiraled into irrelevance. He has said he expects to play well into his 40s. Last year, on a Boston radio show, he said he could play for 10 more years. That would make him 48, which was George Blanda's age when he threw his last NFL pass.'

'"Coaching wouldn't be for me," Brady said on a conference call with Bills writers. "No, certainly not. I like playing. I wouldn't be a good coach. I don't have the patience to be a coach."'

'"It's going to be the same reaction they got last time," said cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman, who was fined more than $9,000 earlier this month. "There ain't no other way around that situation. Respect each other's sideline and move on."'

'"I did whatever the team needed me to do," Dareus said. "Whatever our trainers requested of me, whatever our strength coaches felt was best, stuck to a strict plan and hopefully this time it works because I don’t need any more minor setbacks. I’m ready to play, man. Sitting on the bench isn’t even fun."'

'Ryan implied Williams is unlikely to play against the Patriots but seemed slightly more optimistic on McCoy and defensive tackle Marcell Dareus.'

'Taylor's game isn't a total train wreck, unlike that of Houston's Brock Osweiler, who received an unconditional franchise-level deal to leave Denver as a free agent. That matters, too, especially considering that Taylor's available targets keep dwindling.'

'Well I hope he’s ready to play Sunday. We’ve gone the whole year and [Dareus] hasn’t played a single snap yet so we’re hoping that he’s out there. Obviously he’s one of the best players at his position in the league so it’d be a big boost for us if he’s ready to play.'

'“He’s just so knowledgeable about what you’re trying to do,” Alexander said Wednesday. “Even if you’re (disguising your defense), he’ll tell you what your responsibility is. He’s calling out numbers and letting the offensive linemen know, ‘that guy’s dropping, that guy’s blitzing,’ and you’re sitting there as a defender saying, ‘What do I do? Should we change it?’ By the time he snaps it, he makes a big play. We’re going to have our hands full.”'

'The Bills could certainly use Dareus. Last week in Miami the defense was shredded for 256 rushing yards in a 28-25 loss to the Dolphins. “It’s pretty hard sitting there not being able to help,” Dareus said. “It was a point where being the biggest cheerleader didn’t matter. I really want to just be out there because I want to help more than keep the guys up. It was a tough game.”'

'Voting will remain open for the next six days. Regardless of the outcome, few people could have imagined Alexander even being considered for Defensive Player of the Year after he was signed in the offseason.'

'"Of course," Gilmore said. "You're not going to let anybody push you around, you know what I'm saying? But we have to play smart. We know them guys like to get under your skin and make you react a certain way, so we have to try to take it between the lines and play good football."'

'Watkins visited Dr. Robert Andrews to get a second opinion on his foot, and the advice was not to get surgery but to rest and rehab the foot, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. On Wednesday, Rex Ryan did give a brief and encouraging update on Watkins. The wide receiver is no longer sporting the walking boot on his injured foot.'